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Yesterday (13th) marked one month since leaving home. We are loving our adventure away but we are also ready to be home with our deaf Dalmatian and normal life (and breakfasts! – oh for a big breakfast, weetbix or smoothie!) Anyway… … Continue reading →

One of the most interesting things I saw in Venice was Saint Mark’s church. It was built not long after Venice was founded in the 700s AD. They expanded it four hundred years later, but it still has the same … Continue reading →

Venice is synonymous with canals, gondolas and romantic trips gliding down said canals in said gondolas. So of course, we went for a gondola ride during our only full day in Venice. Now, as it was a family trip, it … Continue reading →

Verona: the land of famous balconies and Shakespeare. Even though I only had a small look at Juliet’s balcony where the scene of Letters to Juliet was shot, and although we didn’t see anything of Juliet and Romeo which we … Continue reading →

On the 9th we went to Galileo Museum… So much to see! When I first went in the first thing I saw was some telescope’s. I LOVE telescope’s! I need to plead with mum and dad to get me a … Continue reading →

In Rome the Vatican had a huge collection of classic Rome sculpture – which are either busts of people (head shots) or full figure –mostly naked. But of course the nakedness doesn’t sit well with the values of the church … Continue reading →

Today was a planned day of rest. There have been times, when we’ve been overcome with all there is to see and girded with enthusiasm that we thought we would be the tourists right through our planned rest day – … Continue reading →